Tyler Kelly

Tyler Kelly (12 March 1752-1 November 1776) was a private in the New York Militia who served in the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Tyler Kelly was born on 12 March 1752 in Brooklyn, New York. He worked as a baker at the time of the American Revolutionary War, when he volunteered for the New York Militia. He was sent to join Ellis Hamilton's regiment of militia, and on 1 November 1776 he was present for the Battle of Stanley's Farm. Unfortunately, he was killed by a cannonball from the Americans' own artillery, as he stood at the left corner of the regiment and was next to one of the cannons. His death was one of the first examples of friendly fire in the US Military, and his family was compensated for the accident.